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5:00 AM on Sunday, August 9

All passengers on a quarantined river boat near Kinshasa have tested negative for Ebola, authorities say

4:35 AM on Sunday, August 9

A program run by a legal nonprofit aims to help immigrants as they navigate the immigration court system in California's capital

12:33 AM on Sunday, August 9

Nagasaki has marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing

12:10 AM on Sunday, August 9

Indonesia is battling a growing wildfire threat during an unusually dry season, with authorities warning that drought, strong winds and the El Niño weather pattern have increased fire risks across the country

10:00 PM on Saturday, August 8

Dave Roberts didn’t look like a manager whose team had just won a Major League Baseball game, wearing a tired, slightly-concerned look on his face while contemplating the 3 1/2 hours of baseball he had just witnessed

9:08 PM on Saturday, August 8

As Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” renews global interest in Homer’s epic, Greece’s ancient Epidaurus theater is presenting another side of the Trojan War

8:06 PM on Saturday, August 8

Buffalo Bills first-year coach Joe Brady used the team’s first practice in its new $2.1 billion stadium to enjoy a brief father-son moment

8:00 PM on Saturday, August 8

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer moved into 10th place all-time in strikeouts, passing Hall of Famer Walter Johnson in the Blue Jays’ 7-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night

7:23 PM on Saturday, August 8

Artisans at a weaving cooperative in Tibet are working to preserve Pulu, a traditional wool fabric that has been used on the Tibetan plateau for centuries

7:14 PM on Saturday, August 8

Frederick Richard has won his first U.S. men's gymnastics all-around title, cementing his status as the leader of the men's program two years out from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

7:00 PM on Saturday, August 8

The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran

6:14 PM on Saturday, August 8

FIFA has issued a statement defending its president, Gianni Infantino, against what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine his leadership of the organization

5:45 PM on Saturday, August 8

Beau Hossler and Michael Brennan are tied for the lead in the Wyndham Championship with nothing less than a spot in the PGA Tour postseason at stake

5:38 PM on Saturday, August 8

The way the things have gone for the Boston Red Sox since early July, it wouldn’t have been surprising if they pulled off another comeback

5:34 PM on Saturday, August 8

The Minnesota Lynx had seen a double-digit lead cut to four points in the final two minutes of the third quarter of their game against the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday

4:32 PM on Saturday, August 8

The Boston Red Sox failed in their bid for a second winning streak of 10 or more games in the same season, losing to the Athletics 7-3

2:32 PM on Saturday, August 8

Chicago’s DiJonai Carrington was ejected Saturday after being called for a Flagrant 2 foul on Indiana’s Sophie Cunningham

2:05 PM on Saturday, August 8

Officials have confirmed that two pilots who crashed while fighting a wildfire in Utah are dead

7:39 AM on Saturday, August 8

British Columbia has declared a state of emergency as a fast-moving wildfire forced more than 20,000 people from communities in western Canada, destroying homes as it raced toward towns along Okanagan Lake

3:41 AM on Saturday, August 8

Iran has issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz